avoidant personality

a personality trait characterized by feeling uncomfortable when psychologically close to others, resulting in a tendency not to form intimate relations.

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February 20th 2025

arteriosclerosis

n. a group of diseases characterized by hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries. A common type is atherosclerosis. —arteriosclerotic adj.